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Description books
PART OF:
Manufacture
Made:
1828-1875
part of archive:
Archive of Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd
maker:
Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd
Details
Extent:
14 volumes
Identifier:
ROB/2/4
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Archive of Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd
ROB/1 Organisation
ROB/1/1 Minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/1 Front cover of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/2 Rear of front cover and page 1 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/3 Pages 2 and 3 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/10 Pages 16 and 17 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/11 Pages 18 and 19 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/12 Pages 20 and 21 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/13 Pages 22 and 23 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/14 Pages 24 and 25 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/15 Pages 26 and 27 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/16 Pages 28 and 29 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/17 Pages 30 and 31 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/18 Pages 32 and 33 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/19 Pages 34 and 35 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/20 Pages 36 and 37 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/21 Pages 38 and 39 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/22/A Pages 40 and 41 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1 showing reverse of inserted receipt document
ROB/1/1/22/B Pages 40 and 41 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1 showing inserted receipt document
ROB/1/1/23/A Pages 42 and 43 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1 showing reverse of inserted receipt document
ROB/1/1/23/B Pages 42 and 43 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1 showing inserted receipt document
ROB/1/1/4 Pages 4 and 5 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/5 Pages 6 and 7 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/6 Pages 8 and 9 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/7 Pages 10 and 11 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/8 Pages 12 and 13 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/9 Pages 14 and 15 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/24 Pages 44 and 45 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/25 Pages 46 and 47 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/26 Pages 48 and 49 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/27 Pages 50 and 51 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/28 Pages 52 and 53 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/29 Pages 54 and 55 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/30 Pages 56 and 57 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/31 Pages 58 and 59 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/32 Pages 60 and 61 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/33 Pages 62 and 63 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/34 Pages 64 and 65 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/35/A Pages 66 and 67 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1 showing text on page 66 and reverse of inserted letter
ROB/1/1/35/B Pages 66 and 67 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1 showing inserted letter
ROB/1/1/35/C Pages 66 and 67 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1 showing text on page 67
ROB/1/1/36 Pages 68 and 69 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/37 Pages 70 and 71 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/38 Rear flyleaf and back of rear cover of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/1/1/39 Rear cover of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1
ROB/2 Manufacture
ROB/2/1 Order books
ROB/2/1/1 Order Book 1
ROB/2/1/2 Orders received 2
ROB/2/1/3 Order book 3
ROB/2/1/4 Order book 4
ROB/2/1/5 Order book 5
ROB/2/1/6 Order book 6
ROB/2/1/7 Order book 7
ROB/2/1/8 Order book 8
ROB/2/1/9 Order book 9
ROB/2/1/10 Order book 10
ROB/2/1/11 Order book 11
ROB/2/1/12 Order book 12
ROB/2/1/13 Order book 13
ROB/2/1/14 Order book 14
ROB/2/1/15 COPY Locomotive order book
ROB/2/2 Engines finished
ROB/2/2/1 List of engines finished
ROB/2/2/2 Thos Pattison book of engines finished
ROB/2/2/3 List of engines finished
ROB/2/2/4 List of engines finished
ROB/2/3 Engines delivered
ROB/2/3/1 No 1 delivery table of locomotive engines
ROB/2/3/2 List of engines delivered
ROB/2/3/3 List of engines delivered
ROB/2/4 Description books
ROB/2/4/1 Description book 1831 (IS)
ROB/2/4/2 No 1 Description Book
ROB/2/4/3 Description of Locomotives Book
ROB/2/4/4 Description Book 3
ROB/2/4/5 Description of engines finished book 4
ROB/2/4/6 Description Book 5 (engines manufactured in East factory)
ROB/2/4/7 Description Book 6
ROB/2/4/8 Description Book 7
ROB/2/4/9 Description Book 8
ROB/2/4/10 Description Book 9
ROB/2/4/11 Description Book 10
ROB/2/4/12 Description Book 11
ROB/2/4/13 Description Book 12
ROB/2/4/14 Description Book 13
ROB/2/5 Particulars of engines
ROB/2/5/1 Particulars of locomotive engines
ROB/2/6 Engine record book
ROB/2/6/1 Engine record book
ROB/2/7 Weights and dimensions
ROB/2/7/1 Weight and Dimensions Book
ROB/2/7/2 Weight book no1
ROB/3 Drawing records
ROB/3/1 Drawing Registers
ROB/3/1/1 Drawing record
ROB/3/1/2 Drawing register No 1
ROB/3/1/3 Drawing register No 2
ROB/3/1/4 Drawing register No 3
ROB/3/1/5 Drawing register No 4
ROB/3/2 Drawings
ROB/3/2/1 Locomotive Engine Darlington drawing
ROB/3/2/2 Rough sketch of Liverpool Travelling Engine drawing
ROB/3/2/3 The Lancashire Witch No 11 drawing
ROB/3/2/4 Darlington Engine A drawing
ROB/3/2/5 End view of the Darlington Locomotive Steam Engine A drawing
ROB/3/2/6 Humfray's (sic) Engine B Wales drawing
ROB/3/2/7 Liverpool Engine C drawing
ROB/3/2/8 Forman's Engine D drawing
ROB/3/2/9 Forman's Engine cylinder & valve arrangement drawing
ROB/3/2/10 Forman's Engine alternative boiler drawing
ROB/3/2/11 Curve Ended Boiler drawing
ROB/3/2/12 Canterbury Locomotive drawing
ROB/3/2/13 Canterbury Locomotive Side Elevation drawing
ROB/3/2/14 Plan of Rockett (sic) Engine drawing
ROB/3/2/15 First after "Rockett" (sic) drawing
ROB/3/2/16 Nos 7 & 8 Liverpool Locomotive Engines drawing
ROB/3/2/17 Nos 7 & 8 Liverpool Locomotive Engines drawing
ROB/3/2/18 Liverpool Locomotive Engine No 9 Side Elevation drawing
ROB/3/2/19 Liverpool Locomotive Engine No 2 End View drawing
ROB/3/2/20 Outside elevation & end view "Northumbrian" type drawing
ROB/3/2/21 No 12 Liverpool Locomotive Side and End Elevation drawing
ROB/3/2/22 Drawing of "2 Boilers to be made thus, and 2 others similar to the Northumbrian . . . these two engines Nos 10 & 11"
ROB/3/2/23 No 10 Liverpool Locomotive drawing
ROB/3/2/24 No 10 Liverpool Locomotive, side and end elevations drawing
ROB/3/2/25 No 10 Liverpool Locomotive "Planet" drawing
ROB/3/2/26 "Planet" type frame drawing
ROB/3/2/27 Small Garnskirk (sic) locomotive drawing
ROB/3/2/28 End View of Small Garnskirk (sic) Locomotive drawing
ROB/3/2/29 Small Garnskirk (sic) Engine drawing
ROB/3/2/30 Small Garnskirk (sic) locomotive or type drawing
ROB/3/2/31 Liverpool "Goliath" locomotive drawing
ROB/3/2/32 Design for an engine to be called "Goliath" for Liverpool drawing
ROB/3/2/33 Sections of the Goliath Locomotive Engine drawing
ROB/3/2/34 Plan of Large Garnkirk Locomotive
ROB/3/2/35 Plan, Side Elevation & End Views of Large Garnskirk (sic) Locomotive
ROB/3/2/36 Mohawk and Hudson Locomotive drawing
ROB/3/2/37 Mohawk and Hudson locomotive, plan of frame
ROB/3/2/38 Plan of Boiler for Mr Steven's Locomotive Engine
ROB/3/2/39 Plan of Steam Boiler for Susquehana Locomotive
ROB/3/2/40 No 22 locomotive engine drawing
ROB/3/2/41 Plan of engine as made for the Bolton Railway Co
ROB/3/2/42 Rough plan of engine drawn at Shildon
ROB/3/2/43 Drawing of Locomotive Engine for the Stockton and Darlington Railway
ROB/3/2/44 Darlington Locomotive Engines drawing
ROB/3/2/45 Sketch of Forman's Locomotive Engine
ROB/3/2/46 Alterations to Forman's Locomotive Engine drawing
ROB/3/2/47 Drawing of a Locomotive Engine to elucidate a proposed method of construction for preventing accidents, in case of a crank axle breaking
ROB/3/2/48 No 27. 1 Locomotive for America ordered by Mr Smith drawing
ROB/3/2/49 Drawing of "Planet" type with grasshopper springs on inside bearings
ROB/3/2/50 Drawing of four coupled "Planet" type with dome behind chimney and grasshopper springs on inside bearings
ROB/3/2/51 Drawing of four-coupled "Planet" type
ROB/3/2/52 Drawing of four-coupled "Planet" type
ROB/3/2/53 Plan of a proposed alteration to locomotive engines
ROB/3/2/54 Drawing of No 5 Locomotive for Liverpool ordered by Mr Smith
ROB/3/2/55 Drawing of No 5 Locomotive for America ordered by Mr Smith
ROB/3/2/56 Drawing of No 6 Leicester Locomotive
ROB/3/2/57 Drawing of "Planet" type
ROB/3/2/58 Drawing of No 7 Locomotive Engine for Liverpool
ROB/3/2/59 Drawing of 2 Locomotives for Boston, America
ROB/3/2/60 Drawing of 1 Locomotive for the Newcastle and Frenchtown Railway No 28
ROB/3/2/61 Drawing of No 28 Locomotive
ROB/3/2/62 Drawing of No 28 locomotive
ROB/3/2/63 Drawing of No 25 Susquehanna Locomotive and No 26 French Locomotive
ROB/3/2/64 Drawing of No 31 Locomotive for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
ROB/3/2/65 Drawing of 2 locomotives for the Leicester Nos 34) Railway (& 35 (sic)
ROB/3/2/66 Drawing of outside elevation of "Planet" type locomotive
ROB/3/2/67 Working Drawing of a Locomotive Engine for the Stanhope Railway, No 37
ROB/3/2/68 Drawing of a Locomotive with six wheels No 37
ROB/3/2/69 Drawing of "Patentee" Liverpool and Manchester Rwy
ROB/3/2/70 Drawing of No 58 (or the 4th Patent) locomotive, for the Leicester and Swannington Railway
ROB/3/2/71 Drawing of First Design of a Locomotive for the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad
ROB/3/2/72 Drawing of No 42 Locomotive
ROB/3/2/73 Drawing of Nos 60 & 61 Locomotives
ROB/3/2/74 Working drawing of (No 75) Locomotive Engine
ROB/3/2/75 Working drawing for Nos 103
ROB/3/2/76 Working drawing for Nos 114, 115, 116
ROB/3/2/77 Working drawing for No 118 (148) Der Adler Locomotive
ROB/3/2/78 Working drawing for No 120 & 121
ROB/3/2/79 Working Drawing for No 124 Locomotive
ROB/3/2/80 Working Drawing for No 136 Locomotive
ROB/3/2/81 Working Drawing for No 137 Locomotive
ROB/3/2/82 Working Drawing for No 145 Locomotive
ROB/3/2/83 Working Drawing for Nos 149, 1st time, Locomotives
ROB/3/2/84 Working Drawing for No 149 (150 deleted)
ROB/3/2/85 Drawing of 150. End View
ROB/3/2/86 Working Drawing No 155
ROB/3/2/87 Working Drawing for Nos 153, 154, 155, 156
ROB/3/2/88 Working Drawing No 156
ROB/3/2/89 Coloured drawing of Elevations of the (Locomotive) Rocket
ROB/3/2/90 Working Drawing for No 162 Locomotive
ROB/3/2/91 Working Drawing for Nos 163 Locomotive("s" deleted)
ROB/3/2/92 Working Drawing for No 164
ROB/3/2/93 Working Drawing for Nos 205, 206, 263, 264, 252, 240, 250, 255, 257, 258, 259, 223, 225, 225, 226 (some numbers missing or obscure)
ROB/3/2/94 Working Drawing No 211, 212
ROB/3/2/95 Drawing of general arrangement of engine details
ROB/3/2/96 Working Drawing for Nos 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 296, 300
ROB/3/2/97 Working Drawing No 265, 266
ROB/3/2/98 Working Drawing of Nos 267, 268, 269 (all deleted) 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 307
ROB/3/2/99 Working Drawing for Nos 273, 274
ROB/3/2/100 Working Drawing for Nos 232, 233
ROB/3/2/101 Drawing of Combined View of a Locomotive Engine with 14 inch cylinders and 5 feet Wheels coupled, for North Midland Railway
ROB/3/2/102 Drawing of Boiler for Engines with 14 ins Cylinders for North Midland Railway 5 ft Wheels coupled
ROB/3/2/103 Drawing of Boiler for Engines with 14 ins Cylinders and 6 ft Driving Wheels for North Midland Railway
ROB/3/2/104 Drawing of North Midland Railway Combined View of Boiler for Locomotive Engine with 14 inch Cylinders and 6 ft Driving Wheels
ROB/3/2/105 Working Drawing of Locomotive Engine with 14 inch cylinders and 6 feet wheels
ROB/3/2/107 Working Drawing for Nos 260, 261, 262, 309, 310, 311
ROB/3/2/108 Working Drawing for Nos 314, 315
ROB/3/2/109 Working Drawing for Nos 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295
ROB/3/2/110 Working Drawing for Nos 318, 319, 320, 363
ROB/3/2/111 Working Drawing Nos 321, 322
ROB/3/2/112 Boilers for Nos 321, 322
ROB/3/2/113 Working Drawing for Nos 323, 324
ROB/3/2/114 Working Drawing for Nos 325, 326
ROB/3/2/115 Drawing of Bury's valve gear
ROB/3/2/116 Stephenson's Patent Locomotive Engine 1841
ROB/3/2/117 Working Drawing for Nos 370, 371 (both deleted), 388
ROB/3/2/118 Drawing of early engine of the long-boiler type
ROB/3/2/119 Working Drawing No 323
ROB/3/2/120 Working Drawing for Nos 356, 357
ROB/3/2/121 Working Drawing for Nos 358
ROB/3/2/122 Working Drawing for Nos 341, 380, 381, 359
ROB/3/2/123 Working Gear for No 359, 341, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 376, 377, 380, 381
ROB/3/2/124 Working Drawing for 390
ROB/3/2/125 Drawing of Stephenson's Patent Locomotive
ROB/3/2/126 Plan and Elevations of Stephenson's Patent Locomotive Engine
ROB/3/2/127 Drawing of Locomotive Coaching Engine on the York and North Midland
ROB/3/2/128 Drawing of The Gauge Trials of 1846
ROB/3/2/129 Drawing of Marseilles & Avignon
ROB/3/2/130 Drawing of rear-driver long-boiler express engine
ROB/3/2/131 Drawing of rear-driver, long-boiler engine with 3 cylinders
ROB/3/2/132 Drawing of rear-driver, long-boiler engine with 4 wheels coupled
ROB/3/2/133 Drawing of rear-drive, long-boiler, 4 coupled engine
ROB/3/2/134 Drawing of "Proposed new locomotive for high speeds"
ROB/3/2/135 Drawing of London & North Western locomotive
ROB/3/2/136 Drawing of Elevations of a Locomotive Engine constructed for the Midland Railway
ROB/3/2/137 Drawing of the use of outside frames with inside frames
ROB/3/2/138 Drawing of a locomotive with 4 wheels coupled
ROB/3/2/139 Drawing of Express Engine manufactured by Messrs Robert Stephenson & Co for the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway
ROB/3/2/140 Drawing of Express engine for York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
ROB/3/2/141 Drawing of Express engine for York, Newcaslte and Berwick Railway
ROB/3/2/142 Arrangement of Working Gear of Express Engine manufactured by Messrs Robert Stephenson & Coy for the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway
ROB/3/2/143 Drawing of Three Cylinder Express Engine for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway No 737
ROB/3/2/144 Drawing of Canadian Grand Trunk Railway Nos 989, 990, 991
ROB/3/2/145 Drawing of Egyptian Railway Nos 995, 996, 1021, 1022
ROB/3/2/146 Drawing of Amsterdam and Rotterdam Railway No 1023
ROB/3/2/147 Drawing of Smyrna and Aidin Railway Nos 1201 – 1210
ROB/3/2/148 Metropolitan Railway drawing of Engine No. 1314
ROB/3/2/149 Drawing of North Eastern Railway Nos 1411, 1412, 1413
ROB/3/2/150 Drawing of Elevations of Locomotive Engine and Tender Employed on the Grand Junction Railway and Manufactured by R. Stephenson & Comp'y
ROB/3/2/151 Drawing of Cross Section - Design of Engine with an Eight Feet Wheel
ROB/3/2/152 Great Western Railway – Drawing No 2 Side elevation and Cross Section
ROB/3/2/153 Great Western Railway - Drawing No 1
ROB/3/2/154 Drawing of Passenger Engine
ROB/3/2/155 Working drawing of Thompson's engine
ROB/3/2/156 Working Drawing of 800 Gallon Tender
ROB/3/2/157 Drawing of "French Tender"
ROB/3/2/158 Drawing of four-wheeled tender
ROB/3/2/159 Tender Frames
ROB/3/2/160 Tender Frames
ROB/3/2/161 Drawing of a tender
ROB/3/2/162 Drawing of Tender Horn and Spring Half Size Nos 130, 131, 132 etc.
ROB/3/2/163 Drawing of a Tender Axle
ROB/3/2/164 Drawing of Wheel and Axle
ROB/3/2/165 Drawing of Valve gear
ROB/3/2/166 Drawing of Working Gear for Nos 764, 765
ROB/3/2/167 Drawing of Working Gear for Nos 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812
ROB/3/2/168 Plan of Working Gear for Luggage Engines for the London & North Western Railway
ROB/3/2/169 Drawing of Reversing Gear for Locomotives 1947 – 54, 1869
ROB/3/2/170 Drawing of Boiler for Passenger Engine "Abbas Pasha" for Egyptian Railway Sections
ROB/3/2/171 Drawing of Cylinder for Nos 995, 996, 1021, 1022, diameter 14" stroke 22"
ROB/3/2/172 Drawing of Frame for Nos 995, 996, 1021, 1022
ROB/3/2/173 Drawing of Large Axle Box for Nos 995, 996, 1021, 1022
ROB/3/2/174 Drawing of Small Axle Box for Nos 995, 996, 1021, 1022
ROB/3/2/175 Drawing of Axle Box Guides for Nos 995, 996, 1021, 1022
ROB/3/2/176 Drawing of Iron Work for Nos 995, 996, 1021, 1022, pump stay and frame stay
ROB/3/2/177 Drawing of Dome Cover for Nos 995, 996, 1021, 1022, and 1001-1005
ROB/3/2/178 Drawing of Chimney with spark arrester for Nos 995, 996, 1021, 1022
ROB/3/2/179 Drawing of an elevation of a 2-2-2 Broad Gauge locomotive
ROB/3/2/180 Drawing of a plan view of a 2-2-2 Broad Gauge locomotive
ROB/4 Finance
ROB/4/1 Works Ledger
ROB/4/2 Sales Account Ledger
ROB/5 Papers
ROB/5/1 File of letters
ROB/5/2 File of typed copy extracts
ROB/5/3 File of typed copy extracts
ROB/5/4 File of copy documents
ROB/5/5 File of letters, articles & photographs
ROB/5/6 File of papers
ROB/5/7 File of papers & photographic prints
ROB/5/8 File of articles, photographic prints, letters & cuttings
ROB/5/9 File of photographic prints
ROB/5/10 File of original letters
ROB/5/11 File of letters & photographs
ROB/6 Photographic prints
ROB/6/1 American locomotives
ROB/6/2 Early Robert Stephenson & Company locomotives (Star class)
ROB/6/3 Locomotive photographs mainly Timothy Hackworth and Stockton & Darlington Railway.
ROB/6/4 Locomotives before 1826
ROB/6/5 Locomotives for both domestic and export orders.
ROB/6/6 Long boiler type locomotives
ROB/6/7 Medals referring to railways
ROB/6/8 Miscellaneous
ROB/6/9 Old locomotives
ROB/6/10 Planet
ROB/6/11 Portraits of prominent railway personalities & needlework samplers produced by the Stephenson family
ROB/6/12 'Rocket', 'The Northumbrian'